Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 6, 2007
Submitted
March 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24977
Aircraft time
54,271 hours, 20,070 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
52,456 hours, 18,771 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Loose
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RTFL DUE TO SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION IN LEFT ENGINE AFTER TAKEOFF. COULD NOT ADVANCE POWER W/O VIBRATION INCREASING. 3RD STAGE LPT BLADE FRACTURED. THE 3RD STAGE LPT BLADES AND VANES WERE SULFIDED. DURING DISASSEMBLY A BOLT FOR THE OUTER DUCT WAS FOUND FRACTURED. THE LOOSE DUCT REDUCED AIRFLOW TO THE BLADES AND THE ON-GOING BLADE SULFIDATION CAUSED THE FAILURE OF BLADE.